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Finance Bill 2026

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What it taxes, who it affects, and where it is in Parliament.

Updated 21 Jun 2026
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  • The Bill is the National Treasury's 2026 revenue-raising package — proposing taxes on payroll, fuel, mobile money, and select goods. — National Treasury
  • It is currently before the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Finance & National Planning for public participation. — parliament.go.ke
  • If passed, the Bill takes effect on 1 July 2026. If withdrawn or rejected (as the 2024 Bill was), the National Treasury must table a replacement. — Article 114, Constitution of Kenya
  • The 2024 Finance Bill was withdrawn after the Gen-Z-led protests in June 2024 — public participation is being watched closely this cycle. — Mzalendo Trust archive

The story so far

The Finance Bill 2026 is the National Treasury's instrument for raising the revenue that funds next year's Budget. It changes how Kenyans are taxed — on income, fuel, mobile money, and a basket of goods — and so it touches every citizen, not just those who file returns.

The Bill is now in the public-participation window before the Departmental Committee on Finance & National Planning. Past Bills have been amended substantially in committee after written submissions and hearings. The 2024 Bill was withdrawn after the Gen-Z-led protests in June; the political and procedural lessons from that withdrawal are shaping how this Bill is being handled.

What Parliament does next will be visible on this page — debates, divisions, amendments, and the final form of the Bill that goes for Presidential assent. Submit your view to the Committee while public participation remains open.

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What Parliament is doing about it

Where it's debated

Senate 133 52%
National Assembly 123 48%

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Top voices on Finance Bill 2026

  1. 1 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Kimani Ichungwah (Kikuyu, UDA)
  2. 2 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Speaker
  3. 3 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} A.B. Duale
  4. 4 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)
  5. 5 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Aden Duale (Garissa Township, JP)
  6. 6 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Joseph Limo (Kipkelion East, JP)
  7. 7 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Kimani Ichungwah (Kikuyu, JP)
  8. 8 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Midiwo
  9. 9 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Langat
  10. 10 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Joseph Makilap (Baringo North, UDA)

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